Konstantin Volkov

Konstantin Leonidovich Volkov (rus. Константин Леонидович Волков) is a Russian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He most recently played for Dynamo-Altay Barnaul in the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the sixth round, 168th overall, of the 2016 NHL entry draft.

Playing career In the 2014–2015 season, Volkov played three games for SKA-1946 in the MHL with a saving percentage of .882%. He moved to SKA-Varyagi in the MHL B in the middle of the season, where he played 28 matches with a save percentage of .906. He also represented Varyagi in the playoffs with a save percentage of .928. In the 2015-2016 season, Volkov followed the same pattern as before: he initially represented SKA-1946 in 17 matches with a save percentage of .902%, until he moved again to Varyagi, where he played six games with a save percentage of .925 percent.

Volkov continued to represent SKA-1946 in the 2016–2017 season. He played 36 games in the regular season with a save percentage of .934%. He won the goalie of the year award was drafted by the Nashville Predators. In the following season, Volkov was able to represent the KHL club SKA St. Petersburg, but did not play any games, in addition to which he played in the previously familiar SKA-1946 and SKA-Varyagi as well as SKA-Neva. The average save percentage for the whole season was .823. Volkov got to play the playoffs in SKA-1946 with a save percentage of .935.

Volkov played in Russia's second highest league level in VHL from 2018 to 2021. In the season 2018–2019, he represented both Sokol Krasnoyarsk and Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. He played the next two seasons at Jugra and won the series championship in 2021.

In the spring of 2021, Volkov signed a one-year contract with Finnish Liiga club Porin Ässät. He played 37 games that season with a save percentage of .897.

Having concluded his contract with Dynamo, Volkov continued in the KHL by joining Chinese-based Kunlun Red Star, on a one-year agreement on 25 June 2024.

At 28 years old, Konstantin Volkov opted to end his playing career after a brief stint with Dynamo-Altay Barnaul of the Supreme Hockey League on assignment from Sibir Novosibirsk.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2021–22 Ässät Liiga 37 7 25 4 2045 98 0 2.87 .897 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Dynamo Moscow KHL 31 11 11 6 1626 49 5 1.81 .928 2 0 2 114 4 0 2.11 .923 2023–24 Dynamo Moscow KHL 10 5 2 0 416 25 1 3.60 .889 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 Kunlun Red Star KHL 7 0 5 0 273 22 0 4.84 .832 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 Lada Togliatti KHL 5 0 2 1 228 14 0 3.68 .884 — — — — — — — — Liiga totals 37 7 25 4 2,045 98 0 2.87 .897 — — — — — — — — KHL totals 53 16 22 7 2,657 114 6 2.60 .905 2 0 2 114 4 0 2.11 .923